Answer:
The equivalent resistance is 2 ohms.
Explanation:
let the first resistance = R₁ = 10 ohm
let the second resistance = R₂ = 10 ohm
let the third resistance = R₃ = 10 ohm
let the fourth resistance = R₄ = 10 ohm
let the fifth resistance = R₃ = 10 ohm
The equivalent resistance is calculated as;
[tex]\frac{1}{R_T} = \frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} + \frac{1}{R_3} + \frac{1}{R_4} + \frac{1}{R_5} \\\\\frac{1}{R_T} = \frac{(R_2R_3R_4R_5)+(R_1R_3R_4R_5)+(R_1R_2R_4R_5) +(R_1R_2R_3R_5)+(R_1R_2R_3R_4)}{R_1R_2R_3R_4R_5} \\\\R_T = \frac{R_1R_2R_3R_4R_5}{(R_2R_3R_4R_5)+(R_1R_3R_4R_5)+(R_1R_2R_4R_5) +(R_1R_2R_3R_5)+(R_1R_2R_3R_4)} \\\\R_T = \frac{(10^5)}{(10^4)+(10^4)+(10^4)+(10^4)+(10^4)} \\\\R_T = \frac{10^5}{5(10^4)} \\\\R_T = \frac{10}{5} \\\\R_T = 2 \ ohms[/tex]
Therefore, the equivalent resistance is 2 ohms.
